FOSSIL HUNTRESS

A very beautiful Lower Campanian block from Haroto, Hokkaido, Japan. This specimen contains an ancient undersea world at a glance. The b...

Phylloceras consanguineum (Gemmellaro 1876) a fast-moving carnivorous ammonite from Late Jurassic (Middle Oxfordian) deposits near Sokoja,...

Kwakiutl First Nations assert, when interrogated, that the practice of cannibalism only became general about a hundred years ago.  Europeans...

In the Pacific Northwest, slavery and slave trading was common practice recorded for hundreds of years and likely practised for thousands. T...

This little cutie is a hermit crab and he is wearing a temporary home borrowed from one of our mollusc friends.  His body is a soft, squishy...

Weyla (Nielsen, 1963) New York Canyon, Nevada A lovely example of the large bivalve, Weyla (Nielsen, 1963), from the earliest known Jura...

The entrance to the Pliensbachian-Toarcian localities at Joker Peak and Mina Peak Members of the Sunrise Formation, Nevada, USA. The Jurassi...

A tasty ichthyosaur block with three distinct vertebrae and some ribs just peeking out. You can see the edges of the ribs nicely outlined ag...

This sweet macroconch with her lovely oil-in-water colouring is a Hoploscaphites nebrascensis (Owen, 1852). This is the female form of the ...

Euhoplites Ammonite, Collection of José Juárez Ruiz A beautiful Euhoplites ammonite from Folkstone, UK.  Euhoplites is an extinct amm...

One of the most beautiful areas of Vancouver Island is the town of Port Hardy on the north end of the island.  Just outside Port Hardy furth...

A wreck with tales to tell at Naikoon, Haida Gwaii. The islands have gone by many names. To the people who call the islands home, Haida Gwai...

Douvelliceras spiniferum , Cretaceous Haida Formation The islands of Haida Gwaii lay at the western edge of the continental shelf due west o...

Looking down at the pebbly sand, you see just the wee top of this lovely fossil brachiopod poking out. Glee, delight and wonder follow as yo...

Florissantia from Quilchena Highly recommend the tasty paleo goodies shared on the Fossil Bonanza website and podcast. Both sites are dedic...

High up in the Canadian Rockies in an area known as Burgess Pass is one of the most unlikely, perfect and improbable fossil sites on Earth. ...

There is delightful suturing on this lovely ammonite, Holcophylloceras mediterraneum , (Neumayr 1871) from Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) deposi...

Secretary Bird, Sagittarius serpentarius Driftwood Canyon Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Driftwood Canyon...

An adorable example of Keuppia levante (Fuchs, Bracchi & Weis, 2009), an extinct genus of octopus that swam our ancient seas back in the...

A cool morning breeze keeps the mosquitoes down as we pack our kayaks and gear for today’s paddling journey.  It is day four of our holiday...